Andrew Iliadis and Isabel Pedersen The term “wearables” has always been something of a misnomer. In tech circles, the term usually refers to things like fitness monitoring devices or smart glasses; we don’t tend to think of involuntary tracking technologies, like ankle bracelets or workplace tracking devices, as wearables. Wearables don’t accurately describe concepts like implanted and bionic technology, but… Read more →

By Bridgette Atkins On March 23rd and 24th, I attended the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario’s 6th annual Transitions conference at the Royal York hotel with Dr. Shirley Van Nuland of the Faculty of Education. Dr. Jane McGonigal provided the keynote speech on the second morning of the conference. I was inspired by so many aspects of her talk… Read more →

Attending a conference for the first time as an academic can be a little daunting for students – and being there as a presenter can be even more nerve-wracking. Kirsten Ellison, Ph.D. Candidate in Communication and Culture at the University of Calgary, recently presented a paper at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) conference in Denver last year.… Read more →

As college and university students settle into midterm assignments for the school year, they will be depending on a bundle of devices that would have been science fiction a mere decade ago. Gone are the days of sending students to school with notebooks, binders, and highlighters; parents are now expected to equip their kids with tech for everything from note-taking… Read more →

On September 2, 2015 the Decimal Lab team, Dr. Isabel Pedersen, and students Nathan Gale (graduate student), Cameron Nicoll (undergrad student), and Samantha Reid (UOIT alumni and research manager) embarked on their Japan Odyssey. Flying halfway around the world to conduct field research, forge international connections, present their iMind technology project at the International Symposium of Wearable Computing (ISWC) Design… Read more →

Visit to the Embassy The first location of interest to the Decimal Lab while visiting Tokyo was the Canadian Embassy. Before venturing to Japan, Dr. Isabel Pedersen had made contact with Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Japan in order to set up a meeting while we were in the country. He was kind enough to accommodate… Read more →

On April 9th, 2015, the Decimal Lab participated in the WeAreWearables conference which was hosted by Tom Emrich at the MaRs Discovery District. During the event, many of our lab members demoed the technology that we have been hard at work developing in the lab such as our iMind project and META Museum. Our lab members were extremely happy with… Read more →

Did you hear? The Decimal Lab’s own Dr. Isabel Pedersen spoke at the We Are Wearables conference on February 3, 2015 from 7pm-10pm. She participated in a panel discussing wearables for women from 7:30-8:00pm which was lead by Amanda Cosco. For more information regarding the agenda and event details, visit the We Are Wearables website! Read more →

Dr. Isabel Pedersen of the Decimal Lab will be speaking at the Toronto Wearables Meetup which will be hosted by OCAD University on January 21, 2015. The meetup is a monthly occurrence which gives individuals who are interested in wearable technology a chance to network with professionals in the field. The Decimal Lab is honored to have a presence at the… Read more →